parched vs scorched

parched and scorched both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
parched	No	Yes	No	No
scorched	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, parched and scorched are synonyms defined as:

parched and scorched: dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight

Other synonyms of parched include adust, baked, sunbaked.

parched (adjective)	scorched (adjective)
toasted or roasted slightly	having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight	dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight